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Day 1
Kigali, Rwanda - Mgahinga Gorilla NP, Uganda
Kigali, Rwanda - Mgahinga Gorilla NP, Uganda
Your private guide with a safari 4WD vehicle, meets and greets you at your hotel in Kigali. You will visit the Kigali Genocide Museum to pay your last respects to victims of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide against Tutsi before leaving the lively capital. You will drive north-west through lush hills and bustling market towns for approximately 4 hours, to the stunning Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda. Your overnight stay will be at Travelers Rest Hotel or similar.
- Main Destination:
- Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
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Travellers Rest Hotel
Wildlife in Mgahinga Gorilla NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
1st Gorilla Trekking Experience in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
1st Gorilla Trekking Experience in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
After an early morning breakfast, you'll transfer to the ranger station for a gorilla trekking briefing on dos and don’ts while you will be interacting with gorillas. Afterward, you will be accompanied by a senior ranger guide and hike into the forest in search of gorillas. Once you find them, you will be allowed to stay with them for an hour. After the experience, you will return to the lodge. Your overnight stay will be at Travelers Rest Hotel or similar.
- Main Destination:
- Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Travellers Rest Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
2nd Optional Gorilla Trekking Experience Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
2nd Optional Gorilla Trekking Experience Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Please note that this is an optional 2nd gorilla trekking and a ticket costs an additional $700. Alternatively, you’ll go for golden monkey trekking at Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. After an early morning breakfast, you'll transfer to the ranger station for a gorilla trekking briefing on dos and don’ts while you will be interacting with gorillas. Afterward, you will be accompanied by a senior ranger guide and hike into the forest in search of gorillas. Once you find them, you will be allowed to stay with them for an hour. After the experience, you'll return to the lodge. Your overnight stay will be at Travelers Rest Hotel or similar.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Travellers Rest Hotel
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Bwindi/Mgahinga Gorilla National Park - Queen Elizabeth National Park
Bwindi/Mgahinga Gorilla National Park - Queen Elizabeth National Park
A leisurely breakfast will be followed by a transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park leaving the magnificent forest/the volcano mountains to the gorillas. On arrival in Queen Elizabeth National Park, you will check-in and go for a possible afternoon game drive. Your overnight stay will be at Bush Lodge or similar.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- The Bush Lodge (Banda)
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Game Drive Safari and Boat Cruise Safari Queen Elizabeth National Park
Game Drive Safari and Boat Cruise Safari Queen Elizabeth National Park
After an early morning breakfast, you'll participate in a morning game drive. The drive through the Kasenyi Plains which is a spot for predators hunting their prey. The game drive provides you with an excellent opportunity to view animals such as jackals, bushbucks, forest hogs, buffaloes, elephants, and kob as they go about their daily routines. In the afternoon, you'll head to a fantastic launch cruise on the Kazinga Channel and observe beautiful birds & wildlife. A Ugandan wildlife safari without a boat cruise safari on the Kazinga Channel is considered incomplete. The channel attracts a large concentration of wildlife and birdlife to quench their thirst. This boat launch safari would certainly expose you to these creatures. After the boat safari, you'll return to the lodge. Your overnight stay will be at Bush Lodge or similar.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- The Bush Lodge (Banda)
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Queen Elizabeth National Park- Kibale National Park with backrop of Rwenzori Mountains
Queen Elizabeth National Park- Kibale National Park with backrop of Rwenzori Mountains
After a leisurely morning breakfast, you'll transfer to Kibale National Park. The drive provides you with a chance to see beautiful, cool Crater lakes and the drive has great views of the Rwenzori Mountain ranges in Rwenzori Mountains National Park. Mount Stanley at 5,109m is both Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo's highest peak in addition to the Rwenzori Mountains being the third highest peak in Africa after Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Mount Kenya in Kenya. Uganda is among the 13 countries that an Equatorline passes through. At the Kikorongo Equator line, you’ll make a brief stopover for pictures. Your overnight stay will be at Chimpanzee Forest Lodge or similar.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Chimpanzee Trekking Experience, Kibale National Park
Chimpanzee Trekking Experience, Kibale National Park
The Uganda chimpanzee trekking experience is a unique opportunity that will allow you to follow a chimpanzee group in its daily activities. Accompanying Kibale reserve researchers and rangers, you will be on the forest floor to watch the chimps search for their fruits and vocalizing. Then, you will follow them for an hour observing the full gamut of their behavior. You will be part of the Uganda Wildlife Authority initiative to trek the chimpanzees without changing their natural environment. It’s one of the great moments of your safari! In the afternoon, you'll do the community and swamp walk offered by the members of the Bigodi Community. It’s one way of learning about the traditional culture of Africa. Your overnight stay will be at Chimpanzee Forest Lodge or similar.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Kibale National Park - Murchison Falls National Park
Kibale National Park - Murchison Falls National Park
A leisurely breakfast will be followed by a transfer to Murchison Falls National Park. This drive is incredibly scenic, going through the western Rift Valley floor and escarpments, tea plantations, sugarcane plantations, and lush green countryside that characterizes so much of Uganda. Upon arrival, you will check in at the lodge and relax. Your overnight stay will be at Pakuba Safari Lodge or similar.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Game Drives and Boat Cruise Safari Murchison Falls National Park
Game Drives and Boat Cruise Safari Murchison Falls National Park
You'll wake up for an early morning sumptuous breakfast so that intrepid explorers can begin with an early game drive in the peninsula between the Victoria and Lake Albert Nile. You'll catch the highest concentration of wildlife in the wilds of Murchison Falls. After lunch, you will take a magnificent boat cruise to the base of the majestic Murchison Falls. The earth trembles to one of the world's most powerful falls of natural water while crocodiles soak up the sun with their vast jaws menacingly agape before returning to the lodge. Your overnight stay will be at Pakuba Safari Lodge or similar.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Murchison Falls National Park - Rhino Trekking, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary -Entebbe
Murchison Falls National Park - Rhino Trekking, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary -Entebbe
After an early breakfast, you will visit the top of Murchison Falls, the majestic falls, where the Nile crashes through a 7-meter gorge to fall 45m. The numerous scenic viewpoints are spectacular and the most impressive view is of the falls. The world's most powerful falls are one of the highlights of Murchison Falls National Park. Afterward, you will proceed for another stop over at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and Wildlife Ranch for rhino trekking before heading to Entebbe targeting your late-night outbound flight. End.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City, Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
